[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KYL, JON (a Senator from Arizona)
Addresses
Assessment of Ballistic Missile Threat to the U.S.: Donald H
Rumsfeld, Commission To Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to
the U.S., S12568<bullet>-S12570<bullet> [14OC]
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2410 [23MR],
S2443 [23MR], S2444 [23MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2747 [30MR], S2775 [30MR], S2868 [31MR], S2897 [1AP],
S2938 [1AP], S2961 [1AP], S2991 [1AP], S3002 [1AP], S3156 [2AP]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem (S. 2392), S11053 [28SE]
Crime: identity fraud (S. 512), S9476 [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6781 [22JN], S6826 [22JN], S6849
[23JN], S6994 [24JN], S7026 [24JN], S7147 [25JN], S7208 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9332 [30JY], S9381 [30JY],
S9456 [30JY], S9471 [30JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8801 [22JY],
S8855 [23JY], S8857 [23JY], S8933 [23JY], S8937 [23JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9747 [1SE], S9764 [1SE], S9794 [1SE],
S9797 [1SE]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3624 [27AP],
S3657 [27AP]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), S12209 [9OC], S12458 [13OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1727 [11MR], S1785
[11MR], S1894 [12MR]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S6735 [22JN]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special),
S3736 [28AP]
Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, S7333
[26JN]
Articles and editorials
Annals of Warfare--The Bioweaponeers--In the Last Few Years, Russian
Scientists Have Invented the World's Deadliest Plagues. Have We
Learned About This Too Late To Stop It? Richard Preston, New
Yorker (publication), S1877-S1882 [12MR]
Case for Tax Supermajority Requirement--A Look at the States, Daniel
J. Mitchell, Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation
(publication), S3074 [2AP]
Get Tough on Bankruptcy Laws, Lloyd Bentsen, S10190 [10SE]
India Cheated, Victor Gilinsky and Paul Leventhal, Washington (DC)
Post, S6312 [15JN]
Interdependence, After All, Michael Camdessus and Lawrence Summers,
Wall Street Journal, S9832 [2SE]
Making a Taxing Decision--Why Congress Should Pass the Tax
Limitation Amendment, Scott Moody, Citizens for a Sound Economy
Foundation (publication), S3073 [2AP]
U.S. Needs To Promote Currency Stability, David Malpass, Wall Street
Journal, S9831 [2SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract
to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, (see S. 2413), S9556 [31JY]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3656 [27AP]
Budget: provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
S3362 [21AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S.
Con. Res. 110), S9044 [27JY]
------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
111), S9044 [27JY]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
Colleges and universities: increase public awareness of crime on
campuses, (see S. 2100), S9058 [27JY]
Correctional institutions: exempt State and local agencies from
requirements relative to providing certain public services to
prisoners, (see S. 2266), S8138 [14JY]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
and land use disputes, (see S. 1256), S586 [10FE]
------ limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State,
and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures, (see S.
2163), S6181 [11JN]
------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4633 [11MY]
Crime: improve automated interstate criminal identification
systems, (see S. 2022), S6052 [10JN]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
S730 [12FE]
Customs Service: funding for personnel and technology to reduce
delays at border crossings, (see S. 1787), S2114 [17MR]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S6889 [23JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
S9692 [31AU]
Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs, (see S. 2203), S6885
[23JN]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S10657 [21SE], (see S.J. Res. 57),
S10657 [21SE]
Education: improve elementary and secondary education, (see S.
1590), S226 [29JA]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S10321 [14SE]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S8786 [22JY]
Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, (see S.
38), S6205 [11JN]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the
South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see S. 1344), S4727
[12MY]
Forest Service: policies on recreational shooting and archery
ranges on Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11279 [1OC]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on
certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
II, (see S. 1379), S1462 [5MR]
Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
related information, (see S. 2352), S9693 [31AU]
Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
other crimes against humanity, (see S. Con. Res. 78), S1785
[11MR]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
relative to weapons inspections, (see S.J. Res. 54), S7172
[25JN]
------ support transition to democracy, (see S. 2525), S11122 [29SE]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
revenue, (see S. 831), S5022 [18MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
[27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see S. Con. Res. 85),
S2214 [18MR]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees
to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment, (see S.
497), S3295 [20AP]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
S11284 [1OC]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see S. 990),
S456 [5FE]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands
and preserve certain State and private property rights, (see S.
2098), S6769 [22JN]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1297), S325 [3FE], (see S. 1575), S401 [4FE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S3362 [21AP]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service, (see S. 1725), S1508 [6MR]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty, increase income level for
certain tax brackets, shorten holding period for long-term
capital gains, index capital assets for inflation, and reduce
estate taxes, (see S. 1711), S1957 [13MR]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
1682), S1894 [12MR]
------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
------ require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use
dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the
preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in
Federal revenue law, (see S. 2357), S9043 [27JY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1463 [5MR]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see S. 2162), S6580 [18JN]
------ treatment of Social Security benefits, (see S. 859), S12564
[14OC]
------ treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical
output facilities, (see S. 2182), S11184 [30SE]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
S6770 [22JN]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
S2114 [17MR]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
not be appointed as judges to the same court, (see S. 1892),
S2851 [31MR]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain lands and use proceeds for
acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national
forest offices and support buildings in Arizona, (see S. 1752),
S1883 [12MR]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes, (see S.J. Res. 57), S10657 [21SE]
Education: provide States with options relative to receipt of
Federal block grant funds, (see S. 2601), S12164 [9OC]
Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims,
(see S. 2608), S12164 [9OC]
Immigration: waive certain visa fees and modify schedule for
implementation of certain border crossing restrictions, (see S.
2204), S6885 [23JN]
Taxation: allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses
and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations,
(see S. 2602), S12164 [9OC]
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain
works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, (see S.
2087), S5019 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senators
McCain and Kyl and their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et
al., (see S. Res. 218), S3654 [27AP]
Cloture Motions
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
[2JN]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
[3SE], S10093 [9SE]
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
[7JY], S7717 [9JY]
------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
[7JY]
------ simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7873 [9JY],
S8048 [13JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S11239 [1OC],
S11437 [5OC], S11648 [7OC]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S4618 [11MY], S4768 [13MY]
------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S9916 [3SE], S10058 [9SE]
Eulogies
Goldwater, Barry: by, S5630 [4JN]
Letters
Chemical Weapons Convention implementation: Frederick L. Webber,
Chemical Manufacturers Association, S5371 [22MY]
------ Josephine S. Cooper, American Forest & Paper Association,
S5371 [22MY]
Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of
Appeals, S10189 [10SE]
Require a three-fifths majority of the Congress on the passage of
legislation increasing revenue: John E. Berthoud, National
Taxpayers Union, S3074 [2AP]
U.S. policy on Iraq: Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf,
S1179 [2MR]
Lists
Supporters of the Kyl tax limitation amendment to S. Con. Res. 86,
Federal budget for 1999-2003, S3073 [2AP]
Privilege of the floor
Ortland, Sandra, S3843 [30AP]
Rood, John, S5369 [22MY], S9332 [30JY]
Savage, Jim, S5686 [5JN]
Stephens, David, S5369 [22MY], S9332 [30JY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S537 [10FE]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4658 [12MY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S8275 [16JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8185 [15JY], S8193 [15JY],
S8194 [15JY], S8198 [15JY], S8275 [16JY]
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract
to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (S. 2413), S9573<bullet> [31JY]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, S12760 [21OC], S12775 [21OC]
Arizona: open competition for electric power markets, S7163 [25JN]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, S8185 [15JY]
Asia: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief,
S852<bullet> [23FE]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10187 [10SE], S10189
[10SE], S10698 [22SE]
------ discourage conflicts of interest between attorneys and
clients relative to payment of trustees costs, S10698 [22SE]
------ reform laws, S1208<bullet>-S1210<bullet> [2MR]
------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, S10189
[10SE]
------ treatment of fraudulently incurred debts, S10187 [10SE]
------ treatment of non-dischargeable debts, S10187 [10SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S289 [3FE], S522<bullet> [9FE],
S852<bullet> [23FE], S12216<bullet> [9OC]
------ balance, S1182 [2MR]
------ comparison between Senate and Clinton administration
proposals, S2963 [1AP]
------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
86), S2747 [30MR], S2813 [31MR], S2816 [31MR], S2821 [31MR],
S2824 [31MR], S2893 [1AP], S2894 [1AP], S2963 [1AP], S3072
[2AP], S3076 [2AP]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses,
S590<bullet>-S592<bullet> [10FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: AIDS studies, S537
[10FE]
Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation, S5371 [22MY]
China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in
enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from
entering or remaining in the U.S., S6840 [23JN], S6841 [23JN]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, S8281
[16JY]
Classified information: declassification of information relative to
human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, S9854 [2SE],
S9857 [2SE]
Computers: clarify role of simulcasting and betting on horse races
relative to Internet gambling prohibitions, S8818 [23JY], S8819
[23JY]
------ exempt ``fantasy'' sports games and contests from Internet
gambling prohibitions, S8759 [22JY]
------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8759 [22JY], S8767
[22JY], S8768 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY], S8815 [23JY],
S8817 [23JY], S8818 [23JY], S8819 [23JY], S8821 [23JY], S8822
[23JY]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security, S12617 [15OC]
Congress: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of
legislation increasing revenue, S3072 [2AP], S3076 [2AP]
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpile, Production, and
Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction:
ratification relative to combat requirements and safety of U.S.
Armed Forces, S9760 [1SE]
Courts: provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
not be appointed as judges to the same court (S. 1892), S11578
[6OC], S11802<bullet> [7OC]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
S11010-S11012 [2MR]
Iraq: U.S. policy, S468 [9FE], S1177-S1182 [2MR], S9674-S9676
[31AU]
IRS: restructure and reform, S724 [12FE], S4033 [1MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4196 [4MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7658
[8JY]
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, S9944<bullet> [3SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict foreign aid
relative to compliance with nuclear weapons proliferation
agreements, S9944<bullet> [3SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, S2747 [30MR], S2813 [31MR], S2816 [31MR], S2821
[31MR], S2824 [31MR], S2893 [1AP], S2894 [1AP]
----- allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (S. 1194), S247 [2FE]
------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (S. 1194), S11892 [8OC], S11896 [8OC]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S.
Res. 175), S4133 [1MY]
National security: assess ballistic missile threat to U.S.,
S12568<bullet> [14OC]
------ military readiness of U.S. forces, S11174 [30SE]
------ national missile defense system, S9522-S9524 [31JY]
NATO: policy on Russia's non-strategic nuclear arsenal, S3851
[30AP], S3852 [30AP], S3853 [30AP]
------ strategic concept of defensive alliance, S3623 [27AP], S3695
[28AP], S3697 [28AP], S3698 [28AP]
North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
habitats (S. 1515), S2368 [20MR]
Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S6311 [15JN]
Palestinian Broadcasting Corp.: prohibit funding, S9944<bullet>
[3SE]
Petroleum: reduce gasoline tax, S1749 [11MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S1042
[26FE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S1042 [26FE]
------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
advocacy advertising, S1042 [26FE]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish (S. 1900), S4133 [1MY], S4136 [1MY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3623 [27AP],
S3695 [28AP], S3697 [28AP], S3698 [28AP], S3851 [30AP], S3852
[30AP], S3853 [30AP], S3854 [30AP], S3859 [30AP], S4033 [1MY]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
S4658 [12MY]
Russia: economic crisis, S9826 [2SE]
------ inspection of biological weapons program, S1876 [12MR]
Satcher, David: nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
of HHS, S537 [10FE]
Senate: legislative program, S4136 [1MY], S11007 [28SE], S11578
[6OC]
Silverman, Barry G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S81 [28JA]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S12216<bullet>
[9OC]
Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space
industry (H.R. 1702), S11692 [7OC]
Starr, Kenneth W.: allegations of partisanship relative to
independent counsel investigations, S468 [9FE]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S.
1285), S254 [2FE]
------ allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses and
contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (S.
2602), S12169<bullet> [9OC]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9172 [29JY]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, S4196
[4MY]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education,
S12216<bullet> [9OC]
------ rates, S1182 [2MR]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3253 [20AP] treatment of education individual retirement
accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses
(S. 1133), S2210 [18MR]
------ treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer
taxes (H.R. 3076), S254 [2FE]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5686-S5688 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5398 [22MY], S5399 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S1749 [11MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, S3247 [20AP]
Votes: position on missed, S4033 [1MY]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S4758 [13MY]
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain
works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 2087),
S5019<bullet> [18MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
(S. 2037), S4893 [14MY], S4939 [15MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: limitations on copyright liability relative to material
online (S. 2037), S4893 [14MY], S4939 [15MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senators
McCain and Kyl and their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et
al. (S. Res. 218), S3663 [27AP]
Tribute, S9531 [31JY]
Testimonies
U.N. Agreement With Iraq Relative to Weapons Inspection: Paul
Wolfowitz, S1180-S1182 [2MR]
Texts of
S. 1752, Dept. of Agriculture conveyance of certain lands and use
proceeds for acquisition, construction, and improvement of
certain national forest offices and support buildings in
Arizona, S1887 [12MR]
S. 2087, Welton-Mohawk Title Transfer Act, S5020<bullet> [18MY]
S. Res. 175, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week,
S4133 [1MY]
S. Res. 218, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senators McCain
and Kyl and their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et al.,
S3657 [27AP], S3663 [27AP]
Tributes
Goldwater, Barry, S5490 [1JN]
Lott, Senator, S9522 [31JY]
Rumsfeld, Donald H, S12568<bullet> [14OC]